PM’s meeting with the Prime Minister of Sweden

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting with Her Excellency Ms. Magdalena Andersen, Prime Minister of Sweden, in Copenhagen, on the sidelines of the 2nd India-Nordic Summit. This was the first meeting between the two politicians.

India and Sweden have long had close ties; which are based on common values, strong trade, investment and mutual cooperation in research and development and a common vision for global peace, security and development. innovation, technology, investment and R&D cooperation; are the pillars of this modern relationship. During Prime Minister Modi’s 2018 visit to Sweden on the sidelines of the first India-Nordic Summit, the two sides adopted a comprehensive Joint Action Plan and signed a Joint Innovation Partnership.

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In today’s meeting, the two leaders reviewed the progress made in the bilateral partnership. He also expressed satisfaction over the progress of the LEED IT initiative. It was an India-Sweden joint global initiative to constitute the Leadership Group on Industry Change (LeadIT) at the United Nations Climate Action Summit held in 2019, to help the world’s largest Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emitting industries lead to a low-carbon economy. To be guided to go. Its membership has now grown to 35 with 16 countries and 19 companies.

The two leaders also discussed possibilities of further strengthening cooperation in areas such as innovation, climate technology, climate action, green hydrogen, space, defence, civil aviation, arctic, polar research, sustainable mining and trade and economic ties.

Regional and global developments were also discussed.